Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1898) was an abolitionist and author, distinguished by her formative anti-slavery novel published in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. Immediately after its release, the vivid account of the lives of slaves and their inhumane treatment by slave owners had a profound impact on Americans' public opinion and is widely credited with fueling the abolitionist movement. Its publication materially contributed to the tensions leading up to the American Civil War.